Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana and North Carolina side by side

	Montana formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 15	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Montana to North Carolina, step by step

We prepare and file Form B-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Montana name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Montana certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Montana corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Your Montana name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Montana one

Montana and North Carolina both call it a registered agent. North Carolina papers come to us; Montana's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Montana

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus North Carolina comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Montana files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Montana

A corporation formed in North Carolina that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to North Carolina

Does my Montana company need to register in North Carolina?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; North Carolina registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Carolina issues one to Montana corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Montana's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and North Carolina?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Montana registered agent stays, and ours covers North Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Montana companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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